Days of the Week in German with Prepositions

Do you want to learn the days of the week in German and learn how to use them in conversation? In this article you will find a complete table with pronunciation, useful grammatical constructions, stable expressions and memorization tips. Also note which prepositions can be used with days of the week on different occasions. Let's get started!

In German the week starts with Monday (Montag), just like in most European languages.

🗓️ Days of the Week with Pronunciation

Using Days of the Week in Sentences

💡 With the article "der"

All days of the week are masculine in German (der Montag, der Dienstag).

Der Montag ist der erste Tag der Woche. (Monday is the first day of the week.)

Prepositions with Days of the Week

Examples:

• Ich arbeite am Montag. (I work on Monday.)

• Am Freitag gehen wir ins Kino. (On Friday, we're going to the cinema.)

👉 The preposition am is a contraction of an + dem, used to refer to days and parts of the day.

Jeden + day of the week (accusative case) – every Monday, Tuesday

• Jeden Mittwoch habe ich Deutschunterricht.  (Every Wednesday I have German class.)

• Jeden Sonntag besuchen wir Oma.  (Every Sunday we visit Grandma.)

Montags, dienstags – on Mondays, on Tuesdays (regularly)

• Montags gehe ich ins Fitnessstudio.  (On Mondays I go to the gym.)

• Freitags arbeiten wir nur bis 14 Uhr.  (On Fridays we only work until 2 PM.)

Useful Expressions with Prepositions

See examples of sentences using days of the week with appropriate prepositions.

• Bis Montag! – See you on Monday!

• Ich bleibe bis Sonntag in Berlin. (I’m staying in Berlin until Sunday.)

• Seit Dienstag bin ich krank. – I’ve been sick since Tuesday.

• Ab Mittwoch wird das Wetter besser. – Starting Wednesday, the weather will get better.

• Vor Freitag muss ich das erledigen. – I have to get this done before Friday.

• Der Kurs geht von Montag bis Freitag.(The course runs from Monday to Friday.)

Find out also more about months and seasons in German and which prepositions are used with them.

📚 Memory Tips

• "Mittwoch" literally means "mid-week" – Wednesday.

• "Donnerstag" comes from the god of thunder, like Thor (Donner = thunder).

• All days except "Mittwoch" end in -tag, which means "day".

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